"Splendor in the Grass," Pink Martini

Lose yourself in Pink Martini's big, bold, timeless sounds

"Blueprint 3," Jay-Z

The final installment of Jay-Z’s Blueprint trilogy

"The Blue Record," Baroness

A good metal album but not nearly as howlingly demonic as their live show

'Dark City,' Cheap Meat Suits

Local hip-hoppers Quiz and Ocean seem to be slowly unraveling themselves — not just licking their wounds but carefully extruding the glass shards from their cuts.

Deerhunter - Microcastle

CD Reviews

'Riot on an Empty Street,' Kings of Convenience

'Medulla,' Bjork

'The Concretes,' The Concretes

'One Plus One is One,' Badly Drawn Boy